
Interview w/Tim
Usedtobeahugefanofweatherapps—lookedatradaralot,andprecipitationgraphs.
Deletedallotherappsaftergettingdarksky.Justtheinformationyouneed,whenit’srelevant.
Thoughts after research & mindmap
Weatheristypicallyaboringsubject—e.g.“talkingabouttheweather”buthasthepotentialto
bebeautiful/interestingwiththerightvisualization.Tiedtoemotion,tiedtolocation.Enough
weatherinformationcombinedallowsyoutoguesswheresomeoneisprettyprecisely.Givenin
broad,regionalforecastsbutactuallyhyperlocal.e.g.SFmicroclimates.
Diariesareaprivateactivitythatbegstobeshared.Theygetstolen,voluntarilypublishedas
fictionalbooks,history,andmemoirs.Diariesasliterature.Diariesasexternalmemory—away
tokeeptrackofday/distantpast.Dichotomybetweenpublic,private,andanonymous.People
willingtosharemostinternalthoughtsifthey’reanonymous.
Rejected Concepts
● Gamewherepeoplewriteaboutwhattheweathermadethemfeel&otherstryto
guess/matchthefeelingwiththeweather.
● Apptomanagedepression:youwritedailyindiary,entriesremainprivatebutare
analyzedformood&otherdangersigns.Iftherearedangersignsfriends/medicalcare
teamwillbenotifiedtointervene.Collectweather&reportedmood/anyotherdatathat
mightbemedicallyuseful.
● Minimalistdiaryapp—verysimple+focussedonthetext.Usersetsamoodandapp
grabslocalweatherappendtopost.Couldbepublic/social,private,orhybrid.Focuson
reallygoodtypography+graphicdesign.
● Socialappthatgivesinformationoverload.Usersencouragedtopostlongparagraphs
oftextratherthanshortsnippets.Canalsopostmood,location,weather,pictures,
maps,checkins,andmoreontostream.Characterminimumtocountertraditionalsocial
media’scharactermaximum.
● Promptsyoutowritedailyentriesinastructuredway.Automaticallyfillsinsomedetails,
youfillinothers.Eg:
○ Todayis__Rainy,75ºF__
○ AndIfeel____Fine___
○ Tomorrow,Ihopeto______
○ Theworstthingabouttodayis______
○ Thebestthingabouttodayis_______